Fact of the Day : According to Greek mythology what was the goddess Nemesis responsible for? (from The Oxford Dictionary of Reference and Allusion)
Nemesis [Gk Myth.] The goddess responsible for retribution, either for a person who had transgressed the moral code or for a person who had taken too much pride in their success or luck ( hubris).
> A person's doom or terrible but unavoidable fate; a personification of punishment or retribution for wrongdoing or excessive pride
It was six a.m. and Bruce's appointment with nemesis was well under way. His old life was already over. Even if he survived his ordeal, nothing would ever be the same again. Ben Elton Popcorn 1996
The story finds Jack Sparrow at the mercy of his nemesis, Davy Jones (Bill Nighy), who has emerged from the murky depths of the Caribbean to claim a blood debt. IndieLondon film reviews 2006
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"Nemesis" The Oxford Dictionary of Reference and Allusion. by Andrew Delahunty and Sheila Dignen. Oxford University Press Inc. The Oxford Dictionary of Reference and Allusion. Oxford University Press. 8 August 2011
